Pay transparency in Denmark
Bill in parliament
Denmark missed the 7 June 2026 deadline. Bill L 68 amending the Equal Pay Act (ligelønsloven) was introduced on 8 October 2026, had its first reading on 22 October 2026 and was referred to the Employment and Gender Equality Committee. It is not yet adopted; proposed entry into force is 1 March 2027 (the February 2026 consultation draft said 1 January 2027).
Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.
Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
- National law
- Lovforslag L 68 om ændring af ligelønsloven (løngennemsigtighed) (Bill L 68 amending the Equal Pay Act (pay transparency))
- In force since
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- Job ads
- No rule yet. No pay-disclosure duty in force yet. Under L 68, employers must give applicants the starting pay or pay range (objective, gender-neutral criteria) and relevant collective-agreement terms in a way that ensures transparent negotiation, e.g. in the job ad or before the interview; the ad itself is not mandatory.
- Asking about previous pay
- No legal ban yet
- Workers' right to information
- Under the bill, employees may request their individual pay level and average pay by sex for equal or equal-value work; written answer within a reasonable time and at most two months, and employers must inform staff of the right annually. Not yet in force.
- Pay reporting
- Under the bill, the first pay report covers calendar year 2027 and is due by 1 September 2028 for employers with 150+ employees; 100–149 follow for 2030 (due 1 September 2031). The duty is extended to employers with 50–99 employees where at least eight employees of each sex are in the same employee group.
- Penalties
- Not verified.
Not verified: Folketinget's bill page (ft.dk) and the bill text could not be opened (access blocked), so details come from employer associations and advisers. Pay-history ban is reported for the consultation draft and L 68 but not checked in the bill text. Penalties and the existing Equal Pay Act pay-statistics duty not verified. No source on adoption after 2 November 2026.
12% of job ads in Denmark state pay
679 of 5,819 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 7% for tech-related titles (32 of 434). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
IT salaries in DenmarkSources
- Nyt lovforslag om løngennemsigtighed er fremsat · Dansk Industri · 02/11/2026
- Nye regler om løngennemsigtighed udskydes til marts 2027 · Dansk Erhverv · 08/10/2026
- Seneste nyt om løngennemsigtighedsdirektivet · Azets · 20/10/2026
- Nye regler om løngennemsigtighed i Danmark fra 2027 · JustParity